Basketball Recap: Placer Beats River Valley for Their 13th Straight Victory

By Team Reports Feb 4, 2025, 2:38am

Basketball Recap: Placer Hillmen vs. River Valley Falcons

Hillmen

Previous Games

01/29/25 vs River Valley80-50
01/23/25 vs Yuba City65-41
01/21/25 vs Twelve Bridges67-56
01/14/25 @ Nevada Union78-62
01/09/25 vs Roseville63-40
+ 8 more games

Placer entered their tilt with River Valley on Wednesday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the River Valley Falcons 80-50. The Hillmen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.

Placer was led to victory by Kannon Rector and Emmett Rose. Rector dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 assists, while Rose posted 25 points and three steals. Those 12 assists gave Rector a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Manley, who scored 11 points.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Placer was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Yuvraj Dosanjh, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 13 points and five boards. Manraj Sarai was another key player, going 5 of 6 en route to 11 points.

Placer's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.

Placer didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 76-39 victory against Del Campo on the 31st. As for River Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 66-63 win against Nevada Union on the 31st.

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